avocado also works well with them as do prawnsor shrimp & the sango sprouts that I get at Countdown are sooo fabulous & very handy along with the best salad macro/micro mix from Clyde Potter at Epicurean Supplies..so tasty & very innovative.

Around Christmas time I still had some earth gems tucked in the back fridge, just staring to sprout, but most were still fine to use. Soon, I planted the rest of the now happily sprouting tubers

in to a large pot with plenty of compost.It wasn't long before they looked like this:

I have since discovered that the leaves are edible too..just use & cook like spinach.

I have continued picking the leaves all through the summer. Haven't had any problem with bugs either.

A nutritious, versatile & easily grown vegetable that has excellent keeping qualities, both the tubers & the leaves.

I'll update further soon & tell you what I ended up with in my pot when the leaves die down.

Katie's Kindred Cook Matt

..would be very happy to hear from you if you have any queries about the sourdough starter, bread making in general, making pasta, roasting coffee or almost anything else that you can think of..email him at upcycledvintage@gmail.comSpecial note: please check in with Matt first before using the pictures from this blog. Thanks so much : )